East Coast Rap

by **Matt** on Tue Feb 17, 2004 1:43 am

hey can anyone help me out with some names of good rap songs from the East Coast??

by **Gripni** on Tue Feb 17, 2004 11:46 am

I dont understand how there are songs from the ease and some from the west. What's the difference? And what about central?

by **Old School Fool** on Tue Feb 17, 2004 1:12 pm

What about the North and the Southwest?

Or what about the Northern Hemisphere Rap? :lol:

Or maybe....Mountain Rap??????!? :lol:

by **Matt** on Tue Feb 17, 2004 11:48 pm

theres a big distinction between West-East and Dirty Sth Rap

West coast rap is familiarized by 2Pac, Westside Connection, Kurupt & Daz
Sth has Lil Jon + Eastside Boyz, Young Bloodz, Luda, Bone Crusher

im not really familiar with East.....i know of Mos Def, KRS-One, Nas but not much else really

by **Tuomas** on Tue Feb 17, 2004 11:50 pm

I've tried to preach to you that Naughty By Nature is the greatest east coast rap group ever. LL Cool J is also from east coast. Jay-Z, P Diddy ( I think ), Talib Kweli (I guess), 50 Cent (?)....

by **Dramacydal** on Wed Feb 18, 2004 5:24 am

Tuomas wrote:P Diddy ( I think ), Talib Kweli (I guess)

lol, you think, hehe, that puffy bitch couldnt be more east coast, lol, and yeah, Talib Kweli is straight outta NY underground
i can definetely recommend Talib kweli and NAS, those 2 are dope as f... (Y)

by **Bill Russell** on Wed Feb 18, 2004 7:46 am

The Beatles

by **Matt** on Wed Feb 18, 2004 9:07 pm

yeah i got some Nas, good stuff
don't like P Diddy Daddy Doodle.

Is KRS One from the East?

by **Tuomas** on Thu Feb 19, 2004 12:44 am

Dramacydal wrote:
Tuomas wrote:P Diddy ( I think ), Talib Kweli (I guess)

lol, you think, hehe, that puffy bitch couldnt be more east coast, lol, and yeah, Talib Kweli is straight outta NY underground
i can definetely recommend Talib kweli and NAS, those 2 are dope as f...

and Naughty By Nature...

by **Ruff Ryder** on Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:26 am

DMX, Clipse, skillz, P. Diddy.

I cant think of much right now. Let me watch BET real quick. I'll get back to you.

by **tempo** on Thu Feb 26, 2004 2:00 am

notorious B.I.G., nas, jay-z, dmx, 50 cent, ja rule, M.O.P., cameron, rakim

west coast rap has more of a summer type feel to it, where east coast is a bit more gritty, east coast also has more emphasis on the verses and lyrics compared to the hooks and beats of the west coast...

until recentley there wasnt much heard of the dirty south scene until ludacris and nelly blew up......this style is totally different using different drum patters and lyrical flow compared to the norm

by **Colin** on Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:50 am

KRS is east-coast

The best east coast:

BIG, Nas, Eric B. &/Rakim, Wu-tang, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Erick Sermon, Gang Starr, Cam'ron, A Tribe Called Quest, CNN (Capone'n'Noreagea(sp?), Public Enemy, Fabolous. And "Brush Your Shoulders Off"/"Dirt on Your Shoulder" by Jay-Z. It's the same song.

Oh and Pharoahe Monch, especially 'Oh No' ft. Nate Dogg.

by **Matt** on Thu Feb 26, 2004 9:09 pm

yeah ive got some Common, Talib Kweli, Nas, KRS One, Mobb Deep

what im trunna do though is avoid the commercial crap of jay Z, Fabolous, diddy etc

i want songs in the style of Nas- Nas is like, Affirmative Action and Talib Kweli, Common- Still or Mobb Deep- Shook Ones, Quiet Storm

by **Filip** on Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:36 pm

I think Nate Dogg is great, when ever he sings the chourse the song is good (y)

by **Tuomas** on Fri Feb 27, 2004 1:48 am

forgot gangstarr, but Nate Dogg is west coast and isn't Wu-Tang as well?

by **Mikki** on Fri Feb 27, 2004 4:11 am

Slam harder wrote:I think Nate Dogg is great, when ever he sings the chourse the song is good

Nate Dogg is one of the rappers who can really sing well... (Y)

by **Filip** on Fri Feb 27, 2004 5:20 am

Mikki wrote:
Slam harder wrote:I think Nate Dogg is great, when ever he sings the chourse the song is good

Nate Dogg is one of the rappers who can really sing well...

I have hardly heard him rap what I can remember now, i'm thinking more of songs that he was feat. with artist as Snoop and Pac

by **GloveGuy** on Fri Feb 27, 2004 7:30 am

I like Talib Kweli and Nas the best.

Talib's "Quality" CD is nothing short of it's name. He's definitely one of the underrated rappers of today and doesn't get a lot of mainstream publicity like he should. His CD has a lot of variety. Some of it's soulful, some situation rap, and some fast-paced gospel rap like his hit "Get By".

by **Colin** on Fri Feb 27, 2004 10:14 am

Tuomas wrote:forgot gangstarr, but Nate Dogg is west coast and isn't Wu-Tang as well?

The Wu is from Staten Island silly.

And Nate Dogg is more of a singer that raps alright, then a rapper that sings well. Most of his stuff his singing hooks.

by **Tuomas** on Fri Feb 27, 2004 4:30 pm

colin826 wrote:
Tuomas wrote:forgot gangstarr, but Nate Dogg is west coast and isn't Wu-Tang as well?
The Wu is from Staten Island silly.

And Nate Dogg is more of a singer that raps alright, then a rapper that sings well. Most of his stuff his singing hooks.

well, I wasn't sure, about wu... come on... I live in Finland.

Hey, Nate has his own album, me and music. But he appears in every Snoop, Dre, Warren G and Kurupt album :lol:

by **Bill Russell** on Fri Feb 27, 2004 5:06 pm

What about Jurassic 5, are they good? Read very positive reviews of their work.

by **BMG** on Fri Feb 27, 2004 6:27 pm

Tales wrote:What about Jurassic 5, are they good? Read very positive reviews of their work.

J5 is west coast LA hiphop
there style is alot like old school early 80s east coast rap
they got a good live set too,ive seen em in concert at least 4 times

by **Colin** on Sat Feb 28, 2004 9:36 am

One more to add, 50 Cent's Power of The Dollar songs, How To Rob, Ghetto Qu'Ran (the song that got him shot) are a lot better tahn his current stuff.

by **Matt** on Sun Feb 29, 2004 12:25 pm

yes 50 is a real fake ass commercial fool now like so many other rappers. All they do is money, guns, clubs and bitches. That's why i like guys like NAs and Pac. They get all lyrical and go beyond that commercial junk that everybody spits these days.

i have a question here. Does anybody like Jay Z's music. Ive heard good reviews of his albums and when i listened to them i thought they were total shit. I find his lyrics completely stupid. In my mind he's no rap legend as the Source claims. He sucks totally........anyone wanna shed some light on this

by **Old School Fool** on Sun Feb 29, 2004 1:00 pm

All they do is money, guns, clubs and bitches.

Dude....G-Unit has been like that since they released Underground Mixtapes and CD's that people cared less about...

50 Cent has been like that for a LONG time...IN a song that you guys heard on NBA Live 2003 (while your running your players down court and the Music Plays in the arena...) It wasn't the Menu Songs...But it was Another Rap Beat...and it sounded like this "Na Na Na, Da Da Da" in a Chime like sound...It was G-Units song...called "Hood On Smash" and in the song there is a Blaring Machine Gun going ooff in it...Thats proof that he was always Guns and Money ETC.

as for East Coast Rap?

Jay-Z is the SHIT... :shock:

Everyone likes him becuase of his beats. Jay-Z does get Lyrical....In Speaking of beats...THis leads me to telling you guys a great East Coast Rapper....Kanye West....He is the Mastermind behind Ludacris' "Stand Up" (It's Kanye's beat..), Jay-Z "Encore" and "HOVA (Izzo)" he made those beats...and many more, Stack42....this guy doesn't rap about "Commercial Junk"...He is like Nas or something...IF you listen to one of his songs like "Jesus Walks" then you'll get the point

what im trunna do though is avoid the commercial crap of jay Z, Fabolous, diddy etc

Poor you

Your missing out on alot

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